Alchemist ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐโœฟโœฟ

With our visit to Alchemist in Copenhagen, we would complete our quest to dine at all three Michelin-starred restaurants in the city. My good friend Paul Ellington asked me to get tickets about six months before our trip so he could also enjoy the experience with me, Carter, and Mitch. Alchemist is set in Refshaleรธen,…

Geranium ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐโœฟโœฟโœฟ

For Carter’s 23rd Birthday, we went to Copenhagen for a week with friends Mitch Morgan and Paul Ellington. I was able to secure a table at Geranium for the actual birthday – a great present for sure. We were one step closer to visiting all three Michelin-starred restaurants in the city. Our mission is to…

Copenhagen 2025 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿงœ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Our trip to Copenhagen in March was planned around Carter’s and Mitch’s birthdays, March 15th and 19th, respectively. It’s become a tradition for the Hadlands and Morgans to take a trip to celebrate both birthdays. This trip was centered around dining. I secured reservations at Geranium and Alchemist, both three-starred restaurants, which would complete our…

Le Pourquoi Pas ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿฆž

While in Saint-Malo, Carter discovered a Michelin-starred gem called Pourquoi Pas โ€” literally, โ€œWhy Not?โ€ Nestled in Dinard, a charming seaside resort town just across the estuary, the restaurant sits within Castelbrac, a cliffside hotel that seems to hover gracefully above the water. The setting alone promised something special. As we settled into our table…

Millenaire ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿฆช

After some thoughtful and insightful contemplation of the majesty of the history and architecture before us, it was time to do the only reasonable thing before us – dine! Dinner for the evening was at Millenaire, a seafood-focused restaurant that was highly recommended. The food was decent and the whole experience a bit weird. Our…

National Lampoons European Vacation 2024 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿงœ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ”๏ธ

European Vacation 2024 Roll Call – All present and accounted for! Carter and I were brainstorming ideas for my 57th birthday. We love to travel, and had been on a trip with Jim and Mitch Morgan to Dublin for the boys’ birthdays. I like the band Air, and they were playing in Copenhagen and later…

Giant’s Causeway ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ€

The Giant’s Causeway was the third main leg of our Ireland 2023 Road Tour. I have read about this place many times, and it has been featured in the video game Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. I really wanted to visit this place. I am an Eagle Scout, a nature lover, and a rock nerd. I love…

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชโœฟโœฟ

During our Ireland 2023 trip, the Hadlands and Morgans planned it around Carter’s and Mitch’s birthdays. For Carter’s birthday dinner, he chose Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Dublin’s city center, located beside the 5-star Merrion Hotel. The cuisine is contemporary Irish with French classical roots, and it is acclaimed both nationally and internationally….

Ireland 2024 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ€

Dublin Dublin was our first thematic international trip for the Hadlands and Morgans to celebrate Carter’s and Mitch’s birthdays. Carter’s birthday is March 15th, and Mitch’s is the 19th – so Dublin for Saint Patrick’s day was a perfect day and place to celebrate. The crew for this trip would be me, Carter, Rhone, Jim,…